[Verse 1]
Hey Irene
Remember that club
Where you used to sing?
Red lampshades
In the booths
Men whispering untruths
Well, they
Tore it down in the spring
And I still remember your voice
I see the band playing
Up there on the stand
And all the smoke and the light
The music loud
Different faces in the crowd
[Bridge]
Was it a dream?
I heard that you moved out of range
Was it something you'd outgrown?
Needed something of your own
I guess, well, everyone’s entitled
To a change
[Verse 2]
The crowd has grown older too
But some of them
They still want a piece of you
They yearn for some golden age
The time of day
I first heard you from the stage
New Years Day
The snow is so thick
But everybody came
For the songs that you sang
The whole glittering shebang
Oh, I see it all
When I hear your name
Last night, I walked there again
The neon city always ageless and unsung
The bars spilled out to the street
The music loud
Different faces in the crowd
[Chorus]
Hey Irene
Where have you been?
Hey Irene
Oh, you're a queen
Hey Irene
Oh, where have you been?
[Instrumental Outro]